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Moon Rising by Daniel Weisbeck
5.0
CW: Mild references to sexual abuse, violence, and graphic language
Sweet hot damn, I would watch this book on TV. As a movie. Also- I now want to read every other Weisman-written book. Yeah, Moon Rising was good! Is good! Read it!
I read the word ‘biopunk’ in the synopsis and knew I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to read Moon Rising. Sue me, I’m a total whore for funky words like biopunk. And, I loved that the synopsis was wonderfully vibing on a level of mysterious that just could not be ignored. Basically, you have NO idea what you’re getting into when picking up this title. How magnificent.
Moon Rising starts out in a rather chilling manner. There is a young girl, in a basement and you’re reading her thoughts about her stay there. It has been 30 something days and there lives a man upstairs who comes at the same time every evening… All she knows is that she must somehow fit into the role that the man wants her to be… and thinking so, or the act of thinking at all, seems to be what triggers the chain of events in this book. I know this is super vague, but there is a scene of abuse (which isn’t graphic as such and slightly vague, but still present) and what follows after is as surprising as it could possibly get for me.
Yes, this book is intended for mature audience. No, there is no serious graphic sex scenes as such, but there is some violence (in addition to the aforementioned abuse scene) and there is abuse in other ways – mental manipulation – and I guess the question of ethics which sometimes can raise more questions than answers. Oh, and there was a couple of mentions of ‘boy parts’ – yes, literal quote and which I found slightly cringey and awkward but, hey… that’s how the data flows! beep-boop-boop…
We have Bobby Houndstooth, a lesbian scientist, who has been nicknamed Teacher by her workplace and her, well, students. She has a soft-handed approach and a heart in the right place. Last thing she expects is to make a decision that puts everything at risk – her career and lives. But for what’s right, she could not decide any other way.
And thus it is that the reader is flung into fast-paced action where stakes are high and twists and betrayal lurking at every corner. Definitely kept me on my toes and the pages of the book flew past at breakneck speed. As I said, I would totally watch a movie based on this book. It’s totally my kind of entertainment. Jackpot!
But then, for the thinking man wanting a bit more depth than a simple chase and race, there is the subtle hint of ethics and moral code hanging over the whole story like a shadow, and it’s great. Because then nothing is as straight forward. And as I turned the last page of the book – the ending by the way: chef’s kiss! – I was left there, sitting, with all these possibilities still to be explored and it made me very happy. I can’t wait to read more! So… Boom! Daniel Weisbeck well and truly delivered!
Sweet hot damn, I would watch this book on TV. As a movie. Also- I now want to read every other Weisman-written book. Yeah, Moon Rising was good! Is good! Read it!
I read the word ‘biopunk’ in the synopsis and knew I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to read Moon Rising. Sue me, I’m a total whore for funky words like biopunk. And, I loved that the synopsis was wonderfully vibing on a level of mysterious that just could not be ignored. Basically, you have NO idea what you’re getting into when picking up this title. How magnificent.
Moon Rising starts out in a rather chilling manner. There is a young girl, in a basement and you’re reading her thoughts about her stay there. It has been 30 something days and there lives a man upstairs who comes at the same time every evening… All she knows is that she must somehow fit into the role that the man wants her to be… and thinking so, or the act of thinking at all, seems to be what triggers the chain of events in this book. I know this is super vague, but there is a scene of abuse (which isn’t graphic as such and slightly vague, but still present) and what follows after is as surprising as it could possibly get for me.
Yes, this book is intended for mature audience. No, there is no serious graphic sex scenes as such, but there is some violence (in addition to the aforementioned abuse scene) and there is abuse in other ways – mental manipulation – and I guess the question of ethics which sometimes can raise more questions than answers. Oh, and there was a couple of mentions of ‘boy parts’ – yes, literal quote and which I found slightly cringey and awkward but, hey… that’s how the data flows! beep-boop-boop…
We have Bobby Houndstooth, a lesbian scientist, who has been nicknamed Teacher by her workplace and her, well, students. She has a soft-handed approach and a heart in the right place. Last thing she expects is to make a decision that puts everything at risk – her career and lives. But for what’s right, she could not decide any other way.
And thus it is that the reader is flung into fast-paced action where stakes are high and twists and betrayal lurking at every corner. Definitely kept me on my toes and the pages of the book flew past at breakneck speed. As I said, I would totally watch a movie based on this book. It’s totally my kind of entertainment. Jackpot!
But then, for the thinking man wanting a bit more depth than a simple chase and race, there is the subtle hint of ethics and moral code hanging over the whole story like a shadow, and it’s great. Because then nothing is as straight forward. And as I turned the last page of the book – the ending by the way: chef’s kiss! – I was left there, sitting, with all these possibilities still to be explored and it made me very happy. I can’t wait to read more! So… Boom! Daniel Weisbeck well and truly delivered!